Team Canada improved to a record of one win and one loss with a 3-0 win over Malaysia on Sunday at the women’s Olympic field hockey qualifying tournament in Valencia, Spain. With the win, Canada improved its record of one win and one loss, having lost 2-0 to Great Britain in its tournament opener on Saturday. The top three teams in the eight-team tournament qualify for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.
On Sunday, Sara McManus of Tsawwassen, British Columbia, scored two goals and Thora Rae of Vancouver, British Columbia, scored once. McManus scored the winning goal from a penalty corner in the third minute and then gave Canada a 3-0 lead with a second penalty corner goal in the 45th minute. Canada’s other goal came in the 22nd minute when Rae scored a field goal. Meanwhile, Rowan Harris of Ottawa, Ontario picked up the shutout. Accordingly, she made a crucial save during a series of penalty corners in Malaysia fieldhockey.ca.
Canada next plays against Spain on Tuesday. Spain beat Great Britain 1-0 on Sunday, improving its record of two wins and zero losses. Britain fell to a record of one win and one loss. Despite Saturday’s loss to Great Britain, Canada sits in second place in Group B. That’s because the tiebreaker system is based not on head-to-head games, but rather on goals and passing and then playing the total number of goals. Canada and Great Britain are both +1, but Canada has outscored Great Britain 3-2 so far.
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